GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| sheer | unqualified |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |